In the spirit of Matthew chapter twenty-five, Canadian Lutheran World Relief is working hard to meet needs of desperate refugees fromSomalia. You can read about and donate to their emergency appeal forEast Africadrought victims here.

CLWR has been working in African countries, offering sustainability and self-sufficiency projects, which you can read about here.

You can read about the work of the Lutheran World Federation’s centre of emergency response to refugees from Somalia here.

As you long term, regular readers of this blog know, I appreciate some of the work of Amnesty International—especially as AI works to improve the basic, universal human rights of all human beings and speak out on behalf of the world’s poorest and often forgotten peoples. Recently AI members visited Darfur and Chad and were heartbroken by the ongoing, desperate plight of so many refugees there. I ask you to remember the refugees in Darfur and Chad in your prayers and, if the Spirit moves you, to support financially the work of benevolent organisations like AI, Church NGOs, and others who are working on the front lines to improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of people living a hand-to-mouth existence in refugee camps in fear of their lives. Thank you. May the LORD of life and love have mercy on these his precious people who suffer more in one day than many of us do in one year or perhaps even a life-time. You can read more about the AI visit here.